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Australian death cult jihadists who fought with Islamic State in Syria return to roam our streets

AUSTRALIAN death cult jihadists who fought with Islamic State in Syria before travel was banned to the region have returned home to roam our streets as free men because of a legal loophole.

More than 20 Australian terrorists, who have been militarised and brutalised, have returned from the Middle East and are now free in the community.

It is understood about half escaped any form of charges because proving what Australian jihadists have done overseas is difficult.

The government introduced new counterterrorism laws giving Foreign Minister Julie Bishop the power to ban travel to particular terrorist regions, but those who are already in the region cannot be jailed for flying there because the laws are not retroactive.